Clutch Slave Cylinder: Service and Repair

Slave Cylinder

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Torque Wrench (5-50 Nm) (V.A.G 1331)

Removing

- First check whether a coded radio is installed. If so, obtain the anti-theft code.

- Turn off the ignition and disconnect the battery ground cable.

- Remove the shift cable lock washer - arrow 1 - from the transmission shift lever - A -.

- Remove the shift cable from the pin.






With a Metal Relay Lever

- Remove the selector cable circlip - 2 - from the relay lever - B -.

- Remove the selector cable from the pin.

- Remove the lock washer - arrow 3 - from the relay lever - B - and remove the relay lever.

With a Plastic Relay Lever

- Remove the relay lever together with the cable retainer from the transmission. Refer to => [ Plastic Relay Lever ] Plastic Relay Lever.

Continuation for all Levers

- Remove the nut - arrow 4 - and then remove the transmission shift lever - A -.

- Remove the cable bracket bolts - arrows - from the transmission.






- Tie up the shift and selector cables with the bracket.

- Remove the bracket - B - from the transmission and then pull it off the hose/line assembly - A -.

- Remove the transmission support bolts - arrows A - and support.






- Place a lint free cloth under the clutch master cylinder.

- Remove the clip for the hose/line assembly from the clutch slave cylinder.

- Pull the hose/line assembly out of the slave cylinder and plug it.

- Remove the clutch slave cylinder bolts - arrows B - and slave cylinder.


Do not press the clutch pedal anymore.

Installing

Installation is performed in the reverse order of removal while observing the following:

- Install the clutch slave cylinder and tighten the bolts - arrows B - to specification.






- Insert the hose/line assembly to the clutch slave cylinder.

- Pull on the hose/line assembly to make sure it is secure.

- Push the hose/line assembly clip all the way in.

- Install the transmission support and tighten the bolts - arrows A - to specification.

- Bleed the clutch system after installing the clutch slave cylinder. Refer to => [ Clutch System, Bleeding ] Service and Repair.

Assemble the shift mechanism. Refer to => [ Shift and Selector Cables, with a Metal Cable Bracket and Relay Lever ] Shift Mechanism Overviews.

Adjust the shift mechanism. Refer to => [ Shift Mechanism, Adjusting ] Adjustments.

- Connect the battery ground cable.

Tightening Specifications

Clutch slave cylinder to transmission bolts, see - item 9 - in => [ Clutch Release Mechanism Overview ] Description and Operation.

Transmission support to transmission bracket and transmission bolts - arrows -:






- Install new bolts.

- Tighten the bolts hand tight.

- Tighten the bolts to 20 Nm + 90° (1/4) additional turn.